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Household of James Barclay (born 1817, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Barclay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Barclay, born in 1817 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Barclay, born in 1820 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1849 in Ireland), John (born 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Adam (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, - Watters, born in 1812 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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James Barclay's household

Male

James

Barclay

Head
Female

Margaret

Barclay

Wife
Male

Robert

Barclay

Son
Male

John

Barclay

Son
Female

Jane

Barclay

Daughter
Male

James

Barclay

Son
Male

Adam

Barclay

Son
Female

-

Watters

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Barclay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Barclay

Head

Married

64

1817

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Barclay

Wife

Married

61

1820

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Barclay

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Ireland

John

Barclay

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Barclay

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Barclay

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam

Barclay

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

-

Watters

Visitor

Married

69

1812

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

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